Irina Camelia Begu vs Angelique Kerber — Rome Round of 32

Rome · WTA · Round of 32
Irina Camelia Begu
ROU
Irina Camelia Begu
#204WTA
1769ELO
1733Clay ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 11 May 2015
clay
GER9
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
Begu I.
6-3 6-3
Kerber A.
Begu I.
662
Kerber A.
330

Irina Camelia Begu defeated Angelique Kerber 6-3 6-3 in the Rome round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Angelique Kerber came in leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending last year's round of 32. Irina Camelia Begu narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-05-14RomeR32clayAngelique Kerber3-6 7-5 7-5
2016-04-16Fed Cup WG R1: GER vs ROURRclayAngelique Kerber6-2 6-3
2016-04-04CharlestonQFclayAngelique Kerber6-2 6-3
2015-04-06CharlestonQFclayAngelique Kerber7-6(3) 7-6(4)
2015-01-19Australian OpenR128hardIrina Camelia Begu6-4 0-6 6-1
2013-03-04Indian WellsR64hardAngelique Kerber6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Begu I.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

Kerber A.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Begu I.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Begu I.Kerber A.
1st serve in·Even
65%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.4
1.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.9
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Begu I.Kerber A.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
68
87
Break points saved·Dominant
58
91
Break points won·Slight edge
88
95
Deciding sets·Slight edge
81
86
Tiebreaks·Even
88
90

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Begu I.Kerber A.
Freshness·
98
—

Begu I.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
25°CClear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 38%

Draw

Final
Sharapova M.[3]
Suarez Navarro C.[10]
4-67-56-1
Semi-finals
Suarez Navarro C.[10]
Halep S.[2]
2-66-37-5
Sharapova M.[3]
Saville D.
7-56-3
Quarter-finals
Sharapova M.[3]
Azarenka V.
6-36-2
Halep S.[2]
Dulgheru A.
6-16-0
Saville D.
Mchale C.
6-26-4
Suarez Navarro C.[10]
Kvitova P.[4]
6-36-2
R16
Mchale C.
Williams S.[1]
W/O
Saville D.
Bacsinszky T.
6-47-60
Azarenka V.
Begu I.
6-45-76-1
Suarez Navarro C.[10]
Bouchard E.[6]
6-727-57-67
Dulgheru A.
Makarova K.[8]
6-46-3
Halep S.[2]
Williams V.[14]
6-26-1
Sharapova M.[3]
Jovanovski B.
6-36-3
Kvitova P.[4]
Jankovic J.[16]
6-36-2
R32
Williams S.[1]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-16-3
Bacsinszky T.
Lisicki S.
6-46-3
Jovanovski B.
Keys M.[15]
6-41-66-3
Azarenka V.
Wozniacki C.[5]
6-27-62
Suarez Navarro C.[10]
Watson H.
6-16-1
Jankovic J.[16]
Rybarikova M.
6-47-62
Mchale C.
Errani S.[13]
6-46-4
Sharapova M.[3]
Gajdosova J.
6-23-1
Begu I.
Kerber A.[9]
6-36-3
Kvitova P.[4]
Knapp K.
6-34-67-61
Makarova K.[8]
Mladenovic K.
4-66-36-1
Dulgheru A.
Safarova L.[12]
1-66-47-66
Williams V.[14]
Svitolina E.
6-46-3
Halep S.[2]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-36-0
Saville D.
Ivanovic A.[7]
5-77-627-67
Bouchard E.[6]
Diyas Z.
6-36-4
R64
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Stosur S.
6-47-5
Mchale C.
Strycova B.
7-656-1
Lisicki S.
Stephens S.
6-46-1
Saville D.
Bencic B.
6-727-56-2
Gajdosova J.
Vesnina E.
1-66-27-614
Jovanovski B.
Garcia C.
7-644-66-2
Begu I.
Radwanska U.
4-66-26-1
Keys M.[15]
Brengle M.
6-26-4
Kerber A.[9]
Cornet A.
6-26-3
Azarenka V.
Hradecka L.
7-52-66-1
Diyas Z.
Pironkova T.
7-56-1
Mladenovic K.
Puig M.
7-56-2
Dulgheru A.
Doi M.
6-726-36-3
Safarova L.[12]
Schmiedlova A.
7-666-736-4
Williams V.[14]
Siniakova K.
6-26-2
Svitolina E.
Pennetta F.
6-46-2
Riske Amritraj A.
Lepchenko V.
6-46-3
Errani S.[13]
Hantuchova D.
6-47-64
Suarez Navarro C.[10]
Barthel M.
6-42-66-3
Knapp K.
Schiavone F.
6-46-1
Bacsinszky T.
Pliskova K.[11]
6-46-0
Rybarikova M.
Burnett N.
6-37-65
Watson H.
Vinci R.
6-36-1
Jankovic J.[16]
Giorgi C.
7-57-5